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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Idle Daily Reflections of a "Deeply" Weary Spec Fiction Author

Warning:Readers who
don’t find anything remotely humorous in the accompanying cartoon or who are,
God forbid, offended by it, will most likely not appreciate the daily
reflection below.

Today’s Reflection:Being
that hot outshines good, loving, kind, attentive, patient, respectful and a
host of other quality descriptors as the gold standard for appealing “romantic”
heroes or heroines in a lot of popular fiction these days, and that the hotness of a
story seemingly takes precedence over silly, unimportant things like substance,
inspiration and artistry, is it unreasonable to find some dark humor in
speculating that much of the modern world’s obsession with the heat factor both
in entertainment and in life and its elevation of such to the highest good
might be a case of be careful what you wish for? I mean, it could be that what a person seeks
most on earth is exactly what he or she will be rewarded with as an eternal
state of being. Perhaps not literally,
but if God appreciates irony… and some might suggest He’s the author of it.

Thought inspired by daily exposure to the words “hot” and “hotness”
in 19 out of 20 book blurbs and/or reviews of popular fiction novels, romance
or otherwise.

Disclaimer:Although
said post is entitled Idle Daily Reflections, it’s doubtful that, despite
having many of them – some idle, some not – I’ll make such thoughts a
regular blog feature since, right after writing that isn’t hot enough,
contemplation-worthy utterances tend to be viewed as simply sour grapes whining
these days. Still, ignore the serious
question behind this (somewhat) facetious soapbox moment at your own risk.And have a hot (I mean, good) day.

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I'm a Catholic writer and artist who also works as a translator and editor. I love all genres of literature, especially supernatural, speculative fiction, horror and mystery/suspense and have published two books in a vampire series, two fairy tale mystery novels and some translated works. As a writer with a degree in theology, many of my favorite novels tend to have a spiritual or mystical theme, as does my own writing. In art I'm also pretty eclectic and love artwork from many movements and media, my favorites being the Pre-Raphaelites, Romantics and Impressionist painters. Some of my own artwork can be found on Zazzle. I have six dogs - five Rottweilers and a Foxhound mix who are some of my most frequent art models and who, who knows? may wind up as characters in a book one day.